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6 Future steps As stated in the August 5, 1999 letters to the Board (see attached), Court officials stand ready to support the County and assist in any manner possible to move forward the expeditious development of court facilities. The most acute space needs lie in the Hillsborough court facilities. It is therefore recommended that we move forward as soon as practicable in developing substantive information upon which Commissioners can base decisions about future development in Hillsborough. The first step in this process would be to obtain accurate and reliable information about the capabilities of the Hillsborough site. We would suggest that the Board authorize the Chair to sign a contract as negotiated by the Manager with Grier-Fripp Architects to include the following stipulations: • Scope of work shall be: • To develop an illustrated Facility Master Plan for future expansion of the existing courts building in Hillsborough, with particular focus on how a security checkpoint could best be integrated into the long-term development of the facility. • The study area shall extend between the existing court facility to the Government Services Center. • The master plan shall include multi-level additions, parking, circulation (pedestrian/vehicular) and building points of access/egress. • The Master Plan shall include a Phasing Plan, based on the projected needs for Hillsborough court facilities as cited in the 1995 Justice Facility Study Group report, as revalidated by the 1998 committee." • Cost shall not exceed $12,000 (funds are available in the 1999-2009 Capital Investment Plan); • Report shall be completed and presented for. Board consideration by the end of the calendar year. Completion of the master plan would provide the Board with essential information necessary to support their decisions on site development in Hillsborough. Based on decisions made by the Board, a detailed action plan regarding the development of Hillsborough court facilities would be formulated. The action plan would include specific tasks (e.g. endorsement of site, architect selection, regulatory approvals, programming project, etc.) along with timetables and preliminary cost estimates for the various development components. A similar process would be initiated for Chapel Hill court facilities at such time as we have been able to determine the extent of future development possibilities in Hillsborough. Should you have questions or comments regarding the content of this report, please contact Pam Jones at (919) 732-8181, extension 2652.